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expostulate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ikˈspäsCHəˌlāt/,
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expostulates, 3rd person singular present; expostulated, past participle; expostulating, present participle; expostulated, past tense;
  1. Express strong disapproval or disagreement
    • - I expostulated with him in vain
  1. reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
  2. (expostulation) the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  3. (expostulation) an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
  4. In informal logic an objection (also called expostulation or refutation), is a reason arguing against a premise, lemma or main contention. An objection to an objection is known as a rebuttal.
  5. (expostulation) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate; A comment of earnest reasoning meant to dissuade or remonstrate
  6. (Expostulation) one of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.
  7. v.i., -lated, -lating. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling. --Syn. dispute, argue, protest; exhort, counsel.
  8. To expostulate is to deny something earnestly. Well consider a situation wherein your friend proposes to you a theory which he/she firmly believes in. You do not object totally, however you try to deny some things in the theory which you find not very rational. You explain your denial step-wise.
  9. to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning